John Cleese to perform his first streaming gig
Why There is No Hope show coming live from London
24/07/2020 … John Cleese is to perform his first live streaming gig.
Fri 24 July 2020
C4 commissioner joins Charlie Brooker's firm
Jon Petrie is new head of comedy at Broke & Bones,
24/07/2020 … Channel 4 comedy commissioner Jon Petrie has joined the new production company set up by Black Mirror creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones.
© Damian Bennett Tim Minchin writes a song for Bafta
New track to be unveiled at next week's ceremony
24/07/2020 … Tim Minchin is to perform at this year’s Bafta awards.
Rejoice! It's the first indoor comedy gig in 4 months
Manchester's Frog & Bucket pilots a show next week
24/07/2020 … Manchester’s Frog and Bucket is to become the first comedy club to host an indoor gig since lockdown began four months ago.
Thu 23 July 2020
Netflix scraps Chris D’Elia prank show
Project axed following accusations of inappropriate sexual advances
23/07/2020 … Netflix has pulled the plug on Chris D’Elia’s upcoming prank show after the comedian was accused of soliciting underage girls on social media.
Truth Seekers trailer
First teaser for Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's new comedy
23/07/2020 … Amazon has released the first trailer for Truth Seekers, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg's upcoming eight-part horror-comedy series.
Sofie Hagen to co-host new true crime podcast
23/07/2020 … Sofie Hagen is to co-host a new true crime podcast for BBC Sounds.
Taskmaster gets more Nordic exposure
New homegrown series across Scandinavia
23/07/2020 … Nordic remakes of Taskmaster are proving a hit across Scandinavia.